Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Early Whitewater Ranch Life
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
85.1977Description
Will Silzell discusses ranching in Western Colorado in the early Twentieth century, and the pioneer history of his family in Whitewater.Whitewater; Whitewater Inn, Boarding House; Whitewater Stockyards; Pennison, J.R., Farm And Sold Milk; Cattle On A Sinking Boat On The Gunnison River; Cattle Thief Captured On The Morrison Ranch; Massey Killed By La Fabre; Taylor Grazing Act; Round-ups; Larkspur Poisoning; Sheep Could Feed On Larkspur; Sheep-cattle War; Gray Wolf; Mesa (town); Gateway Road; Fishing For Suckers; Wild Cattle; Nine Mile Hill, Unaweep Canyon
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
September 1 1977Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
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Related people
Will Silzell (narrator)Marjorie Ebright (interviewer)